One of those lucky photography moments. I was in the middle of setting up my tripod and this chap and his dog came into view. I managed to fumble off a few shots before the scene was over. Perhaps I should get myself a dog and with wireless remote take luck out of the equation!

I've decided to revisit this photo shot taken on Christmas Day 2015. It's a two-shot exposure one for the moon and the other for the buildings. I exposure blended them together. In this version, I've decided to enlarge the moon to give it the same impact that I felt upon first seeing it. I've kept it in exactly the same position as originally shot.

Carl Zeiss Contax 135mm f/2.8 Sonnar on Sony A7r

"Cologne Cathedral with Hohenzollern Bridge"

Since living in Cologne for two years in the 90s, I've been a regular visitor ever since, but only this weekend (Nov 2017) have I managed to capture a portfolio shot of its iconic cathedral.

The mistake I made in previous attempts was using a wide-angle lens to capture too much of the bridge, which made the cathedral proportionally too small as the main subject. Also, using a short telephoto lens compressed the bridge and enlarged the cathedral. Lastly, leaving out the river simplified the composition and allowed even more room for the cathedral.

This was shot with the amazing Carl Zeiss Contax G 90mm f/2.8 on a Sony A7r.

Humans have been making cave paintings since before the concept of art even existed. Here's my contribution to the genre.

It was shot during an event organised by Olympus UK Image Space in Chislehurst Caves. Big thanks to Olympus for inviting me to attend this fantastic event.

3 hours of my life disappeared in what seemed like minutes...it was like experiencing childhood all over again.

The cameras performed superbly - the Livecomp setting allows you to view your creations on the back of the screen in real time, which takes out all the guess work, giving the creator true creative control over their artistic intention. Best of all - it's done in camera in one exposure.

Thus Olympus’ technology, for the above reasons, makes this activity a pure photographic art form rather than postproduction digital hack....awesome!

After a couple of years of waiting for the perfect conditions, I came pretty close this evening in Jan 2018, but haze was still a limiting factor.

The moon is so large is because this photo was shot at 16 km from the buildings in the distance, plus a supermoon is 7% larger than an average full-moon. In other parts of the world, it was also a blood moon, but not in London as there was no eclipse.

The buildings you can see are: The London Eye, Walkie Talkie, Cheese Grater, The Gherkin, Westminster Abbey, The Palace of Westminster, amongst others.

This is the oldest bridge in Zhouzhuang, it was built by Yang Zhong in the 15th year of Emperor Zhizheng of the Yuan Dynasty (1355). It was reconstructed in the 14th year of Emperor Chenghua (1478) and the first year of Emperor Jiajing (1522) of the Ming Dynasty.

This photo was taken on the night of my father’s funeral last year. The moon has not been enlarged.

I delayed posting it, because I was hoping to improve my editing skills to do a better job, but it’s now been almost a year to the day that my father passed away and by coincidence another relative has passed away this weekend. So I’d like to dedicate this to both of them.

I'd spent weeks looking for this special location, where I could take a photo of the moon with famous landmarks and NOT have to fake the size of the moon. This is how the moon really looked.

I then had to wait 6 months for the full-moon to be in just the right position without much haze (seldom). Therefore, when my father passed away it was quite a surprise to discover that not only would there be a full-moon on the evening of his funeral, but also a rare supermoon. My mother was understandably grief stricken and needed consoling, but when she heard about the supermoon, she insisted I take the opportunity to capture it in memory of my father.

Unfortunately, I was delayed and the moon was already quite high when I arrived. In my rush with this first shot (and best of the series), I forgot to take my usual 5-bracketed exposures. This meant that I had to use a moon from a shot some minutes later, when it wasn't behind clouds. This makes the photo look somewhat artificial looking, but in some ways, I think it makes it even more striking and unique.

Since it is already a composite, I decided for once to break my rules and add an lit shot of St Paul’s cathedral (taken from the same location, but on bonfire night last month).

This is a one-shot exposure that I took in the small hours of the morning in spring. I don't think this scene has changed much in 5,000 years. The only thing missing are the druids.

"Twin Horizons"

Misty morning on Lake Windermere.

The pier was designed and built in 1947 by Sir Francis McWilliams, former Lord Mayor of London. By complete coincidence, I later discovered that he had presented me with my Master's degree when I graduated from university.

This is how I imagine particles see the world inside the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Sadly, the LHC was unavailable, so I had to make do with a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) driverless tube train in London to get this shot. If only London Underground could be as fast and efficient.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was filmed in Hongcun, China. This is the most well preserved building in the village. It was built in 1855 by a wealthy salt merchant. The village itself dates back 1000 years to the Song Dynasty, but it had its heyday during the Ming Dynasty.

This bridge built from 1738-1744 resides in the grounds designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. Its design was inspired by the works of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), which is strongly based on symmetry, perspective and formal classical temple architecture of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

My third and favourite attempt to capture the "The Rising Tide" sculpture by the British artist, Jason deCaires Taylor.

My aim with this interpretation is to create an unsettling stillness appropriate to the coming of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the impending doom their presence signals for the busy city in the distance.

This exhibition's poignant message on the impact of climate change stands as a reminder to the decision makers of this country. It is no coincidence that our parliament building sits facing this exhibit on the left-hand side of this photo.

There's a lot of symbolism in this piece:
- The men in suits are politicians and businessmen who are ignoring the problem even as the water rises around them (arms folded, eyes closed, or gazing away).
- Their horses are grazing, taking as much as they can from the ground.
- The children depict the future generations that will live with the consequences of over consumption.
- Burning of fossil fuels are humanity's contribution to climate change, thus the horses' heads are in the form of an horsehead pump used by the oil industry.

Built between 1895 and 1902 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the Hungarian state. It gets its name due to the fact that in medieval times, it was the duty of the Fishermen's Guild to protect this area.

Voigtlander VM 15mm f/4.5 Heliar III on Sony A7r

"Kranhaeuser und Dom"

Juxtaposition of the modern "Crane Houses" and C13th Cathedral on the bustling river Rhine. This is a composite from 3-photos shot over 15 minutes, where I've merged in boats in the foreground to give it more life.

I first tried shooting the red moon at Big Ben, but it was just too high and in the wrong position. Finally, I made it over to the London Eye and managed to get this shot, before the performance was over. After staying up to 5am, it was worth it.

Out of 8.6 million photos submitted to Flickr.com on 20 Oct 2014, this photo was one of 500 featured in its "Explore" gallery.

Had terrible weather all day. Tried capturing the famous ox-bow near Bremm, but the light was disappointingly flat. A 30min drive down the valley and finally, the skies opened enough for me to capture this photo. The boat swanning by was the icing on the cake.

This part of Germany is famous for its world-class riesling wine. Indeed, all the crops you see in this image are grape vines.